SYDNEY, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The dulled prospect of a takeover
of Australian ports and rail operator Asciano Ltd were
revived on Friday after local rival Qube Holdings Ltd
and partners revealed they had bought a one-fifth stake and
wanted to buy Asciano assets.

The anti-monopoly regulator this month cast doubt on a $6.5
billion takeover by Canada's Brookfield Asset Management Inc
after saying competition could be threatened by
Brookfield already owning railways Asciano's trains run on.

That deal looks less likely now Qube and partners own 19.99
percent of Asciano. The amount is short of the 20 percent that
would trigger a compulsory takeover offer, but means Qube needs
little support from other shareholders to reach the 25 percent
of votes required to block the deal, which it said it opposes.
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